Joseph Brodsky - Tumblr Posts

"Do you want me to wake up the cat for you?" Brodsky used to ask his guests as a sign of deep admiration.

Rather from Ligovka to Nevsky,

where shops are through the door,

where it would be so easy

for you to miss Komissarzhevskaya now.

The scariest thing for a person

stand with your head bowed

and wait for the bus and the century

on the deserted pavement.

J. Brodsky